2. pl. (Mil.) A body of soldiers armed with rifles.

3. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for

sharpening scythes.

Rifle pit (Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.

Ri"fle (?), v. t. 1. To grove; to channel; especially, to groove

internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a cannon.

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